NT Text: Hebrews 1:6
OT Source(s):
Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology + Redemptive-Historical Progression
Significance: Commands angelic worship of the Son, demonstrating his superiority. Context in Deuteronomy 32 involves judgment on enemies and vindication of God's people, applied eschatologically to Christ's second coming ("when he brings the firstborn into the world"). The LXX reading preserves this angelic worship motif, showing that what angels must do for the Son distinguishes him categorically from them.
NT Use Pattern: Alternate Textual — The clause "let all the angels of God worship him" appears in the LXX (and confirmed at Qumran) but is absent from the MT. Hebrews's argument for angelic worship of the Son requires this alternate text-form.
Anchor Text: Deut 32:43 — Rejoice, O Nations